Tesla mechanics have been on strike since October 2023, after the company refused to sign a collective agreement with the union — behaviour prompted by CEO Elon Musk’s anti-unionism, reports Clive Tillman.
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Vale John Martinkus: 1969-2025
John Martinkus was an intrepid journalist with a commitment to justice. His reports on Indonesia’s military and their militias planning to destroy East Timor were important for the movement supporting East Timor's liberation. Jude Conway reports on John's work.
Nationwide protest: Stand up for Gaza
National protests on October 12 mark two years of Israel's genocide. They will demand Labor sanctions Israel, ends the two-way arms trade and expels the Israeli ambassador. Send rally details to @greenleftonline and we'll add them to this list.
Britain: Far right faces new challenges from left
Just days before the September 13 far-right rally in London, Green Left's Susan Price spoke to Derek Wall, a former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales about developments on the left, specifically the recent Greens leadership election and the "Your Party"...
Indonesia: Activists hunted as Prabowo tries to tighten his grip
While street demonstrations persist in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, the dramatic scenes of August 29-30 have largely dissipated and activists are turning their attention to supporting detainees and building networks for future struggles, writes Rebecca Meckelburg.
Broad united response needed to Trump’s military build-up in the Caribbean
United States forces launched strikes on two small vessels in the Caribbean, claiming they were transporting drugs. US officials have warned more strikes could come, including possibly on foreign soil. In the second of our two-part series, Green Left’s Kerry Smith...
Labor’s 2035 greenhouse targets: Inadequate and ‘greenwashing’
The Labor government’s 2035 greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 62-70% is not only inadequate, as environmental groups have pointed out, but a cynical exercise in greenwashing. Peter Boyle reports.
Visiting democratic socialist discusses left fight back against Trump’s America
Cyn Huang, student and labour activist, and member of the Democratic Socialists of America addressed two meetings in Queensland on “Resistance in Trump’s America”. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Global Flotilla movement’s challenge to Israel, West
The Global Sumud Flotilla movement is significant because it represents collective action by ordinary people against Israel’s brutalisation of Palestinian people under occupation, writes Caroline Smith.
Islamophobia report calls for respect
Aftab Malik met more than 100 Muslim community members, experts on Islamophopbia, youth, women and religious leaders for his A National Response to Islamophobia report. Jonathan Strauss reports.
How can we defeat the far right?
Alex Bainbridge argues that the fight against the far right has to include challenging mainstream racism as that will help undercut the fertile ground on which more far-right forces survive.
The digital generation rising: Gen Z and activism in Timor-Leste
For three days, the streets of Timor-Leste's capital Dili have been filled with thousands of young protesters, led largely by Timor-Leste’s Generation Z, frustrated by perks for parliamentarians, while their generation suffers poor education and an uncertain economic...